Sakura, amazed by the dancing figures, soon found she was a bit embarrassed to be sitting while everyone else was dancing.
'What am I doing here? I don't beling here, not yet.' She thought.
Sakura got up and quickly hurried out of the room, Syaoran's gaze following her.
---
She walked down to the beach and stared at the ocean. She lifted up the only belonging she brought with her, a small, blue seashell. It was a last gift from her mother who had died many years ago. It was said that these shells were only found in the deepest crevices of the ocean.
Sakura sighed and turned to leave, when she noticed a figure behind her.
"Erm... Hello..." The figure said nervously.
"Eeeh... Oh sorry, I didn't see you." She said sheepishly.
"Sorry... Er... I was just wondering, I saw you leave the ball..."
"Oh. I'm sorry, I felt like just gettint out for a bit." She said. 'It wasn't a complete lie...'
"Ah. I see. I hope you don't mind me asking, but what is your name?" He said as he took a step towards her.
"I'm Sakura." She said smiling.
'What a pretty name...' He thought. 'Wait, what am I THINKING, she's probably just putting on an act to get closer to me' he thought, shaking his head.
"Well Sakura. Watch what you do." He said, and turned on his heel, striding off.
Sakura stood there rasing one eyebrow. 'people here are very odd...'
---
The next morning Sakura awoke and decided to explore the kingdom some more. She walked to the market place and browsed the shops for a while, until she came upon a strange - looking tent, and approached it cautiously.
"Hello, deary. What may you be looking for?" Said the shopkeeper.
"Oh... Hello. I'm just looking for some gifts to buy." She said. She was thinking of buying something for Tomoyo, since she had been so hospitable towards a complete stranger.
"Ah. Well we have quite an array of items here, why don't you take a look."
Sakura walked towards the table the items were arranged on and stared at them. They all glittered and had the look of an ocean reflecting the bright sun. She squinted at them and admired their beauty.
"They're beautiful. What are they?" Sakura asked.
"They are wishing-stones. They grant whatever your heart desires." The shopkeeper said.
'That's quite some magical item, then! We don't have anything like that at home.' Sakura thought.
"May I buy two of them?" Sakura asked.
"Of course. It will cost you two shillings."
'Shillings????' Sakura thought frantically.
"Er... I don't have any shillings..." Sakura said.
"No money? Well then, clear off I have other customers to tend to." The Shopkeeper said, turning away.
'But they look so precious!' Sakura thought.
"I'll barter - two gold branches!" Sakura said, holding out the currency of her homeland - golden corral peices.
"Goodness child, that's quite a pretty thing you have there."
"Please?" Sakura asked.
"I will take them. Here you are, have a nice day." The woman said and smiled.
"Thankyou!" Sakura said, taking a pink and a green gem.
Sakura admired her gifts on the way home. When she arrived, she hid them and promised to give it to Tomoyo when the time was right.
-----
Sakura found a clearing in the woods and sat down in the middle of it.
"Where shall I go now? What will I tell Tomoyo when I must leave? Oh, I know It sounds awful... but I'm almost regretting that wish." She said aloud.
"What wish?" A figure said, stepping out from behind her.
"AAAH!!!" She yelped and leapt to her feet.
"Woah!!! Calm down lady!!!" The man said.
"Oh... I'm sorry. Oh, it's you again is it?" She said, narrowing her eyes.
"Hey, I have a name. And YES it's me again." He said annoyingly.
"Hm. I wasn't aware of that. And what might your name be?" She asked coyly.
"I am Li Syaoran." He said with a hint of pride.
"Oh, so it's you is it?" She said. Sakura, being royalty herself, thought of him as an equal and not a superior. He had no more reason to be proud or bossy then she had, although this was not her kingdom.
"Yes it's me, and as the Prince I command you to address me as your superior and not 'you'". He said stubbornly.
"Oh really? So that's how its going to be is it?" She said.
"That's right." He said. The conversation ended there.
Sakura stormed off, infuriated with his ignorance. What a spoiled baby, she thought.
"Hey, as my subject you cannot walk off in my presence!!" He shouted after her.
She twirled around and said, "Who said I was YOUR subject?" and continued on her way.
Before she could get any farther, a tree fell down right in front of her. It almost hit her, if he had not called back at her it would have killed her.
"Oooh!" She yelped.
"Are you alright?" He said, running after her.
"I'm fine.... and besides, since when did you care about me, your inferior SUBJECT?" She said.
"I... I... er..." He mumbled.
"Hmmm." She was thinking of other things. How did a tree, which was absolutely huge, happen to fall in front of her? Clearly it wasn't of pure chance. And it was not a cooincidence that it almost hit her.
---
As she was walking home, she was gazing at the sky in wonder, wondering how it's colours could be so bright, when she heard footsteps behind her. She turned around, but saw no one. She continued on. She heard a Thwip and a Thud as something whooshed past her and hit a tree next to her squarely in the middle. It was an arrow. Poison dripped from its end. This was not a cooincidence. Someone was after her. Someone
'What am I doing here? I don't beling here, not yet.' She thought.
Sakura got up and quickly hurried out of the room, Syaoran's gaze following her.
---
She walked down to the beach and stared at the ocean. She lifted up the only belonging she brought with her, a small, blue seashell. It was a last gift from her mother who had died many years ago. It was said that these shells were only found in the deepest crevices of the ocean.
Sakura sighed and turned to leave, when she noticed a figure behind her.
"Erm... Hello..." The figure said nervously.
"Eeeh... Oh sorry, I didn't see you." She said sheepishly.
"Sorry... Er... I was just wondering, I saw you leave the ball..."
"Oh. I'm sorry, I felt like just gettint out for a bit." She said. 'It wasn't a complete lie...'
"Ah. I see. I hope you don't mind me asking, but what is your name?" He said as he took a step towards her.
"I'm Sakura." She said smiling.
'What a pretty name...' He thought. 'Wait, what am I THINKING, she's probably just putting on an act to get closer to me' he thought, shaking his head.
"Well Sakura. Watch what you do." He said, and turned on his heel, striding off.
Sakura stood there rasing one eyebrow. 'people here are very odd...'
---
The next morning Sakura awoke and decided to explore the kingdom some more. She walked to the market place and browsed the shops for a while, until she came upon a strange - looking tent, and approached it cautiously.
"Hello, deary. What may you be looking for?" Said the shopkeeper.
"Oh... Hello. I'm just looking for some gifts to buy." She said. She was thinking of buying something for Tomoyo, since she had been so hospitable towards a complete stranger.
"Ah. Well we have quite an array of items here, why don't you take a look."
Sakura walked towards the table the items were arranged on and stared at them. They all glittered and had the look of an ocean reflecting the bright sun. She squinted at them and admired their beauty.
"They're beautiful. What are they?" Sakura asked.
"They are wishing-stones. They grant whatever your heart desires." The shopkeeper said.
'That's quite some magical item, then! We don't have anything like that at home.' Sakura thought.
"May I buy two of them?" Sakura asked.
"Of course. It will cost you two shillings."
'Shillings????' Sakura thought frantically.
"Er... I don't have any shillings..." Sakura said.
"No money? Well then, clear off I have other customers to tend to." The Shopkeeper said, turning away.
'But they look so precious!' Sakura thought.
"I'll barter - two gold branches!" Sakura said, holding out the currency of her homeland - golden corral peices.
"Goodness child, that's quite a pretty thing you have there."
"Please?" Sakura asked.
"I will take them. Here you are, have a nice day." The woman said and smiled.
"Thankyou!" Sakura said, taking a pink and a green gem.
Sakura admired her gifts on the way home. When she arrived, she hid them and promised to give it to Tomoyo when the time was right.
-----
Sakura found a clearing in the woods and sat down in the middle of it.
"Where shall I go now? What will I tell Tomoyo when I must leave? Oh, I know It sounds awful... but I'm almost regretting that wish." She said aloud.
"What wish?" A figure said, stepping out from behind her.
"AAAH!!!" She yelped and leapt to her feet.
"Woah!!! Calm down lady!!!" The man said.
"Oh... I'm sorry. Oh, it's you again is it?" She said, narrowing her eyes.
"Hey, I have a name. And YES it's me again." He said annoyingly.
"Hm. I wasn't aware of that. And what might your name be?" She asked coyly.
"I am Li Syaoran." He said with a hint of pride.
"Oh, so it's you is it?" She said. Sakura, being royalty herself, thought of him as an equal and not a superior. He had no more reason to be proud or bossy then she had, although this was not her kingdom.
"Yes it's me, and as the Prince I command you to address me as your superior and not 'you'". He said stubbornly.
"Oh really? So that's how its going to be is it?" She said.
"That's right." He said. The conversation ended there.
Sakura stormed off, infuriated with his ignorance. What a spoiled baby, she thought.
"Hey, as my subject you cannot walk off in my presence!!" He shouted after her.
She twirled around and said, "Who said I was YOUR subject?" and continued on her way.
Before she could get any farther, a tree fell down right in front of her. It almost hit her, if he had not called back at her it would have killed her.
"Oooh!" She yelped.
"Are you alright?" He said, running after her.
"I'm fine.... and besides, since when did you care about me, your inferior SUBJECT?" She said.
"I... I... er..." He mumbled.
"Hmmm." She was thinking of other things. How did a tree, which was absolutely huge, happen to fall in front of her? Clearly it wasn't of pure chance. And it was not a cooincidence that it almost hit her.
---
As she was walking home, she was gazing at the sky in wonder, wondering how it's colours could be so bright, when she heard footsteps behind her. She turned around, but saw no one. She continued on. She heard a Thwip and a Thud as something whooshed past her and hit a tree next to her squarely in the middle. It was an arrow. Poison dripped from its end. This was not a cooincidence. Someone was after her. Someone